#sports-participation

#sports-participation

For decades in the US, table tennis has lived a double life: one of the most widely played sports in the country, yet still dismissed by many as a basement pursuit. Now, unexpectedly, it is having a cultural moment. The release of Marty Supreme, a film steeped in obsession and myth, and loosely based on postwar American table tennis champion Marty Reisman, has pushed ping-pong into the pop-culture mainstream just as US Major League Table Tennis sells out matches, clubs report growing interest, and younger players pick up paddles for the first time.

"The World Cup is going to raise the bar for women's rugby. I think it will be a really era-defining moment. It will shift from being a niche sport to mainstream, that will make a tremendous difference for girls the world over."